Sorry for the delay but it has taken a few days to recover from the summit push and reflect enough to write this post. It is pretty long...

Hi it's Alix. So Valerio climbed to Camp 4 on the Cesen Route today, thus completing it and reaching just over 8000m. He and one other...

Hi, this is Alix. Valerio has been sounding very strong on our calls. He made it to Camp 2 in just over 6 hours and curled up in his tent...

Sorry for the delay since my last post, but somewhat unbelievably we have already left on our summit attempt. As I’ve already written,...

I’m safely back in Base Camp after 4 days up high on K2 and ‘wow’, what a mountain.  It is genuinely like nothing I’ve ever climbed on...

Hi all, this is Alix. Valerio's just called me from Camp Two at 6300m. They left around 1am last night and climbed through the night...

So our plans are set – we’re off at around midnight tonight for the upper reaches of K2. The team has also decided to switch from the...

Sorry for the delay in getting this post out but all is well here at K2 Base Camp. The weather has been amazing with incredible views of...

Congratulations K2, I haven’t even set foot on you yet and already you’ve provided me with easily the two most difficult days in the...

Well here we are, finally heading to K2.  The preparation and organisation for this trip has been intense and unrelenting for both Alix...